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Jake Goebbert cleared waivers and got outrighted to AAA El Paso
Oh, cool, Jake Goebbert is still around. Dennis Lin just tweeted that Goebbert cleared waivers and got outrighted to El Paso. Goebbert had been in DFA limbo for a week since getting bumped off the...
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Petco Park Is Getting Ready For Monster Jam
One of the reasons this year's FanFest has been delayed until April is that Petco Park is being turned into a monster truck arena/motocross course/Luke Yoder's worst nightmare. Today we got our first...
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Don Mattingly on splitting time between Yasmani Grandal, A.J. Ellis
LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said on Wednesday that he hasn't yet decided how to divvy up the playing time behind the plate, with newcomer Yasmani Grandal likely to take the bulk of...
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Padres will host 2016 MLB All-Star Game
The rumored destination is now the official one, with Petco Park hosting its first-ever All-Star Game in 2016.Petco Park has hosted concerts, the World Baseball Classic, parts of the San Diego Comic...
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St. Louis Cardinals trade rumors: Cards reportedly one of four clubs vying...
Ruben Amaro is reportedly attempting to stare teams like the Cardinals down in order to get them to meet his asking price for the obligation to pay Cole Hamels at least $96 million over the next four...
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Selig Plaza: Still Not Worth It
Petco Park finally gets its All-Star Game... but at what cost?I am really excited for 2016's All-Star Game. The last time the Midsummer Classic was in town, I was seven years old, so even if we could...
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San Diego Padres preliminary grade distribution breakdown
Here is how the list of 36 San Diego Padres prospects currently breaks down:Grade A: ZeroGrade A-: ZeroGrade B+: OneGrade B: TwoGrade B-: FourGrade C+: 11Grade C: 18There is some play there with...
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Alexi Amarista settles on $2.5M 2-year deal to avoid arbitration
Everyone's favorite everyday shortstop Alexi Amarista has avoided arbitration by signing a two year $2.5 million contract. He'll get $1.1 million in his first year and $1.3 million in his second, plus...
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Rays reach agreements with all arbitration eligible players
Heading into Friday, the Rays had eight arbitration eligible players that they had yet to reach an agreement with, and had until 1:00 PM to sign a deal, or due to self-imposed restrictions by the club,...
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Padres Avoid Arbitration With Everybody
After announcing a two-year deal with shortstop/second baseman/outfielder/rover/token short person Alexi Amarista this morning, the Padres announced one year deals with their remaining 6...
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Selig Plaza: kinda worth it?
Petco Park is going to host the 2016 All-Star Game. And it's all thanks to the hard work the Padres front office did to submit a worthy bid.Ron Fowler: "we won because we had the best bud." — Bill...
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San Diego Padres Top 20 Prospects for 2015
A flurry of trades by the new front office has resulted in a different look for the system.San Diego Padres Top 20 Prospects for 2015The list and grades are a blending of present performance and...
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Mike Dee interviewed about All-Star Game announcement
My notes from Friday's Mike Dee interview.Mike Dee interview with Dan Sileo (MP3)When Sileo asks Mike Dee if the Selig Plaza had anything to do with the Padres getting the All-Star Game he chuckles and...
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Chairman Ron Fowler denies Bud Selig Plaza was reason team was awarded...
My notes from the January 14th Ron Fowler interview. The bullets:Ron Fowler interview with Scott and BR (MP3)Scott Kaplan asks Fowler if the All-Star Game was awarded to San Diego because the Padres...
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Rankings Rumble: Freddie Freeman
Ray Guilfoyle and Brian Creagh discuss the pros and cons to valuing Freddie Freeman in 2015Round 2 of our rankings rumble series features Atlanta Braves first basemen, Freddie Freeman. In our inaugural...
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Baseball ejections: A visual analysis
Finding information on baseball ejections can be difficult. Fortunately, Retrosheet has done it for us, which allows for some interesting analysis.It's so easy to take things for granted -- our...
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Stephen Strasburg Is On The Market
Is it time for the Aztec alumnus to come home?The Padres are supposedly the front-runners for Cole Hamels, but with the Phillies asking for the entire farm and a lifetime supply of Hodad's burgers, it...
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LA Times: Enberg is San Diego's Scully
Maybe LA sports writers should stick to begging for NFL teams.While this has been a pretty exciting offseason, I'm still starved for anything Padres-related, so when I saw this LA Times puff piece...
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Say hey, baseball: Cole Hamels might not be traded after all
Thursday morning's baseball looks at Cole Hamels trade issues, Matt Harvey's excellence, and no one knowing anything about James Shields.Listen, we know it's tough to catch up on everything happening...
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Padres might give Shields a raise
The San Diego club is rumored to be interested in free agent pitcher James Shields.Recent rumors have connected the Padres to Stephen Strasburg and Cole Hamels. Both hail from San Diego, but both are...
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